These Michigan Signs are handcrafted from pine by The Blue Spruce Co in Lapeer, Michigan. Specializing in rustic decor, each sign is proudly hand sanded, stained and lettered with a crisp, professional appearance. Lettering is in white unless you specify something different. Stain choices include Honey, Special Walnut, Espresso and Kona. These Michigan signs are made to stand alone or can be hung on a wall.

The Grateful Michigan Sign measures 18 inches wide x 5.5 inches tall. The T in Grateful is crossed with the Michigan map. Love your home state? This sign is for you! Just say yes to Michigan!

The Welcome To Our Michigan Home is perfect for your front porch or entry way and makes a great housewarming gift or any occasion gift. The O in HOME is replaced with the Michigan map. The welcome sign measures 18 inches wide x 5.5 inches tall.

Germaphobes rejoice! The Kooty Key with antimicrobial properties is a hands-free, germ-free utility tool used to avoid nasty germs that are on publicly used handles and keypads. Just hook this little device to your key ring and you have a germ-saver with you wherever you go. Even if you aren’t a “germaphobe”, you’ll love how easy it is to avoid nasty germs in public areas with the Kooty Key. Use the HOOK END to open doors. Use the Rubber Tipped End to push keypads and buttons. The Kooty Key has antimicrobial properties to ensure that it is NOT harboring dangerous microorganisms, bacteria, viruses and will NOT be a vehicle for the transmission of germs.

With door opening capabilities, Kooty Key is also equipped to help the user avoid touching other public devices such as key pads at gas pumps, ATM machines, elevators, retail checkout payment pads, and slot machines. You can also use the Kooty key to push open mail receptacles, trash receptacles, turn on water fountains. The Kooty Key is a low cost option to help battle against your daily exposure to germs.

Use the Kooty Key instead of touching:

Door Handles

Mailbox Handles

Toilet Handles / Flush Buttons

Slot Machine Pads/ Pull Handles

ATM Keypad

Payment Machine Keypad

Elevator Keypad

Gas Pump Keypad

Trash Cans

Vending Machine Buttons

Cross Walk Buttons

Drinking Fountain Buttons

The Kooty Key is the brain child of Ken Kolb of Clinton Township Michigan. Ken is a champion bodybuilder and an auto parts salesperson. Since he was on the road most of the day he routinely accessed public restrooms, restaurants, banks, stores, etc. Over the years he noticed how air blowers in restrooms were becoming more prevalent do to the focus on ecology. Restrooms that have air blowers usually do not supply paper toweling as an alternative drying method. In the past many people concerned with proper hygiene would dry their hands with the paper towel and then use it to grab the door handle of the restroom upon exiting. One day—during the peak of the flu season he was standing at the sink washing his hands, watching people use the facilities and then immediately exit the restroom without hand washing or cleanup of any kind. He thought about how often he had struggled to find a method of grabbing the handle upon his exit without re-contaminating himself with the millions of germs residing on the door handle. At that moment as he reached for his car keys a thought was born — the Kooty Key!

The Kooty Key comes equipped with an opening to attach to a key ring, belt loop, retractable badge, or add a carbine clip and hang it from your purse. The Kooty Key is an easy to use hands-free, germ-free utility tool!

Zip-Fresh Clips proven design provides a simple, convenient, and easy way to close and reseal opened bags – from pantry storage, fridge, to freezer. Don’t waste your money on metal or spring-loaded chip clips – they all break sooner or later – guaranteed! They are made of cheap steel (Steel + Water) = RUST. These clips are superior to conventional clips, locking in freshness with the only clip that slides (zips) on the bag firmly with ease. Zip-Fresh Clips are the only clips with “Lifetime Warranty”. Lifetime warranty – superior quality! Plastic injected – retaining memory, and won’t stretch or wear out. Polycarbonate Plastic .100 inch thickness. The unique design inherits memory super closing strength. Impossible for the product to stretch or break. Bags of chips, cereal, sugar, pet food, etc will stay fresh for months! Available in four vibrant translucent colors, these clips are the highest quality and most affordable chip clip on the market today!

CLIPS FOR EVERYDAY HOME USE

Look Great – Forget about those ugly and cheap multi-colored plastic clips, our simple stainless steel clips fit in with any kitchen décor.

Moms’ Michigan Made Cookies are made with quality Michigan ingredients by Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Bavarian Inn is now in its 4th generation of owners. The recipes for the gourmet cookies come from generation of moms, featuring quality Michigan ingredients, shipped in a unique box in the form of a “glockenspiel” just like the one attached to the Bavarian Inn building. The cookies are hand made in the Bavarian Inn bakery with generations of deliciousness!!!

Moms’ Michigan Made Cookies are perfect as a gift for a special occasion, or for yourself if you are craving a taste of Frankenmuth. Each box includes 10 cookies with your choice of 6 delicious flavors – Alpine, Glockenspiel, Germantown, Heavenly Hazelnut, Peanut Butter Chunkies, and Stollen – choose 10 all the same or mix and match. These scrumptious gourmet cookies incorporate flour from Star of the West Milling Company, sugar from Michigan Sugar Company, cherries from Traverse City, and cranberries from Cheboygan – just to name a few locations.

All cookie orders will be baked and shipped on Tuesday. To ensure freshness, orders must be placed by 4pm Friday to be shipped out the following Tuesday.

Based in Canton, Michigan, Valganics Handcrafted Soaps loves making vegan soap with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic Coconut Oil and Essential Oils. Valganics Handcrafted Soap, Body & More™ was started from a path to pursue creation and contribution by helping others. From a vision and a purpose due to life experiences, creativity transpired that can only come from a sensitive heart. From the name, to the ingredients, to the quality – a story is told.

Val Ristovski, the Soap Artist, was led into soap making as a result of a series of events she had experienced over the years. She always had very sensitive and problematic skin since childhood. During the harsh winters when the weather is really dry, her knuckles would actually split and bleed. During the summers she would sunburn very easily if not careful. In 2006 she had a malignant skin cancer melanoma removed. Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. This single event was enough to trigger her awareness and made her very conscious about what she put on her skin and that of her family. During this journey of change, she began to focus attention on nutrition and lifestyle and avoided unnecessary chemicals in our home.

Val read and studied many books on soap making, which began with 25 books. She felt that by educating and helping herself she would be helping others by providing an alternative soap product. She started to make soap for her family and friends and developed a new respect for all of the ingredients. Val decided to focus her energy on creating soap from scratch using a version of the Cold-Process Method. The versatility of soap allows her to be as simple or as artistic as she wants to be and have full control of the ingredients. As for the ingredients, it was an absolute must to decide on the oil base she was going to use and not deviate from her “standard”.

Val’s philosophy on soap and its purpose is that using it should be an enjoyable experience knowing that it was made with a lot of effort and care. Getting back to basics and understanding the labor-intensive old-fashioned way of how soap was made many years ago can help reconnect us to something that has been lost in history – replaced by technology and mass production as it exists today. Soap is meant to clean your skin and hair – plain and simple. For those of us who are sensitive like Val, as well as those who have developed sensitivities over the years, her hope is that you will find relief and perhaps gain insight and understanding about real, old-fashion, all natural soap.

Introducing Man On The Fence by Author John R. Day Jr. Man On The Fence is a nostalgic journey of boyhood friends as they grow into men, husbands, and fathers until life’s twists and turns create a rift that has the potential to turn deadly. Their relationships for better or worse with the spirited women in their lives create an equally heart-wrenching and heart-warming tale of family, friends, and farm life in which the characters are shaped by the typical trials of adulthood: sex, religion, politics, and death. The story is set in southeastern Michigan and includes lots of Michigan landmarks and events.

Product Details

Available in Hardcover and Paperback: 388 pages

Publisher: Cowhead Publishing Company (November 21, 2016)

Language: English

About the Author

John R. Day Jr Author

John R. Day Jr Author[/caption] John R. Day Jr, called Johnny by his friends, grew up on his family s dairy farm in southern Michigan. Among some of the unusual tasks he s performed in different jobs throughout the years, John has milked cows, cleaned septic tanks, and collected boar semen. He s been happily married for over 30 years and has three grown, married children and three granddaughters. John nurtured his creative side by making highlight videos of his kids’ high school varsity and college sports teams. Not only did he enjoy the hours and hours and hours spent matching the clips perfectly with the songs, he found a way tell stories that could be enjoyed for a long time. Wanting to share some of his life experiences with his kids around the dinner table, John finally took the time to weave a story inspired by some real-life experiences, a great deal of fiction, and a healthy dose of fun in between.

Nature’s Wooden Treasures provides beautiful wooden pens, wine bottle holders, bottle openers, wine bottle stoppers, playing card holders, and trump markers. Owned by Mark Prahl, his love for woodworking began in wood shop class in the 1970’s. Since that time, he dabbled in various wood projects crafting items for his family including a grandfather clock, an old fashioned wagon. The wood came from the black walnut trees that were on his grandfather’s property in Northern Michigan. Part of his love for woodworking stems from his love for the wood’s natural beauty. The grain, texture and color are so magnificent. He has found great joy when he “Unlocks the Beauty” of each rough log and turns it into something beautiful and functional. Mark’s wood shop has become his second home. He personally hand-crafts each item. He turns each piece on his lathe and perfects the feel and shine with various coats of finish. Mark’s attention to detail and quality on each and every product is second to none.

Established in 2016, RE:View Vintage provides genuine vintage graphics re-imagined for you. RE:View is authentic vintage graphics re-imagined onto wonderful products for home and self. As a lover of vintage and antique graphics, Kara enjoys collecting images and type styles from real America where things were made with pride and made to last. And now she is able to share them with you on great things you’ll use every day – at home or around town. All designs are authentic vintage images from her personal collection. Smitten with the wonderful vintage graphics that she collected through the years wandering through estate sales, flea markets, and antique stores, Kara decided to share those original unique vintage designs with everyone. Re:view creates and sells home goods and clothing designed with these vintage graphics. Each product is unique and several products are Michigan specific. Kara loves these old designs and has put them on the best products she could find and printed by the best printers she knows. Right here in Michigan.

Made from scratch the old fashioned way. The way it used to be, the way it should be. Sunshine’s Homemade is Sunshine’s unique brand gourmet food that is cooked the old fashioned way – starting with simple ingredients and made from scratch. The nutrition, time and love that goes into Sunshine’s Homemade brand recipes sets these sauces apart from all other brands. Michigan made BBQ and Carolina Gold Sauces are becoming a Michigan family tradition.

Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce

Sunshine’s Homemade Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce is a bold and savory southern style recipe with a unique blend of sweet and spicy flavors. Use for dipping your favorite fried food, on burgers or sandwiches, grilled or baked on ribs, chicken, steak or pork, in pulled pork and more. Once you taste this Sweet & Spicy BBQ sauce you will see why people say that it’s the best BBQ sauce they’ve ever tasted. Made from scratch and with no MSG, no gluten, no corn syrup, no additives or preservatives. Sunshine’s Homemade Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce has no comparison. Try it and you’ll be hooked. One jar of sauce is never enough!

Hot Carolina Gold Sauce

Sunshine’s Hot Carolina Gold Sauce is Sunshine’s newest recipe and is a Michigan made Gourmet food product made from scratch, the old fashioned way. The way that it used to be, the way that it should be. Only natural ingredients, with NO MSG, no gluten, corn syrup or artificial ingredients are used. This sauce was inspired by the Carolina style grilling sauce that pleases mustard lovers. Use for dipping pretzels and nuggets or on sandwiches and pizza, or on your favorite cuts of meat. Excellent on wings, pork tenderloin and chicken breast, this is very versatile and can also be substituted in any of your mustard recipes.

Messy Dave’s is a complete Sloppy Joe dry seasoning mix of natural ingredients – Nothing artificial and No preservatives! All you need is ground meat; Messy Dave’s and water! Use with any ground meat; beef, chicken, turkey, pork, ham, venison, bison. You can even use vegetable protein in place of meat! Messy Dave’s Gourmet Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix is available in Original and Mild flavors. A li’l sweet, a li’l spicy…A lotta good! Resealable pouch allows you to make from one sandwich to eight sandwiches!